Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-29

A Visi! TO Leygview-Her Presen,
Transportation Facilities and
Her Brilliant Prospects.
Her churches, Schools, EvergreeDs ant
go Plumed Scngstere-Some of Her
Enterprlaing usine SIS Men.

L0NGvIEw, Ten, July 81. 1881
To the Editor of the Gazette.
Longview, the county seat OF Gregg
county, is thriving city, situated at the
junction of the Texas and Pacific end
International and Greet Northern Rail
way, 156 miles east OF Fort Worth. The
city nas population of about 5000 souls,
and does business in excess OF other
Texas towns Of large population. The
town derives its name from very prom
incnt elevation On the north side Of the
city from whence magnificent view can
be had Of the fertilecountry for many miles.
From Longview is being built the Calves
lon, Sabine and st. Louis Railroad, which
will be completed TO Carthage, Panels
county, by the 1st of October next, and
then pushed as RAPIDLY as possible to 8
connection with some point on the Hous-
ton East and west Texas Railway.
E4aThe Galveston, Sabine and St. Louis
Railway will pierce one OF the finest lum-
Der producing districts of Texas and will
rapidly bring more of this valuable pro-
duct before the state.
learn that it is contemplated to push
forward a northern branch of
this road, connecting with the
St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railway
at Gilmer or Pittsburgh.
Taking all in all, Longview has ex-
ceedingly brilliant railway prospects, IS
well as already possessing over an aver
age share OF transportation facilities over
the four outlets before mentioned.
| The city contains nine churches-six
white and three colored, with a very
! large membership. The educational
facilities are frst-class. and the schools
are well patroniZed.
To the honorable Mayor of the city, G..
A. Kelly, sud a. S. Taylor, Esq, an at
torney OF state wide notoriety, the writer
is insabted for valuable courtesies ex-
,8temaed.
T l MADE tour of the city and, meeting
g gentleman near the public well, WE
soon began 9 conversation regarding this
beautiful little town.
at is genuine relief" l said, "tc
leave the high, dry prairies OF West snt
South Texas, and enter this country O.
evergreen trees, where the notes oE tht
festhared songsters ripple through The
forests with large rip"
"Well, yes, it may look that way to s
person not accustomed to seeing trees
and birds with feathers on. Don't tn
tres look green in your county, enc
don't the song3ters all have feathers OF
'em?''
con, yes-of course. But was merel
using metsphoricsl language, you know
in reference to the trees and birds.
aon't seefn as cool out here in Easter!
tfTexas as it does on the open prsiries
however The towns seem to be hedge
in with forests of shady oak and stated
pine, which break of the gulf breeze an
southern zephyrs, so TO speak. It grow
very hot out here sometimes, Isuppose?'
He took a dipper of mineral wate
from the well, washed the tobacco fror
his mouth, and after leisurely drinkin
the health giving fluid, remarked
ayes, stranger; it does grow pOwerfl
hot in Eastern Texas some years. | IT
=: member one remarkably warm summe
1t was raining during the spring month
ard the mosquitoes became so bad tn
= City Council was forced to pass an ord
nance compelling them to 60 to roost s
10 O'Clock p. N. The police wei
authorized 10 shoot every mosquito see
/. OF the street after that hour. 1t gre
8 satfy warm about the middle OF Angus
/ FTHefe were several railroad wrecks b
!g$tween here, SBd TeXarkana, caused by tn
q rail c1ffihgup from the hest, and II
+ railway companies finally ran q sprinklir
train over the track and wet down Il
rails Not breath Of fresh air was
be had at any price, except the very infe
flor article shipped in On empty box car
Ealia many Of the business men pushed tt
lie jofnts out OF bamboo fishing canes al
saEused themysfor thermometers. The G
z I'd nars glHes tubes were only long enoug
ID to lastns1fil about O'Clock in the NOR
m, irg."
S. | stared at the man in silent wonde
allowing my cigar to drop unnoticed
. the ground. "What made the people C!
this town Longview:" l asked.
nBeceuse one can see such s long di
s. .tanea from this point" he replied.
atI "In. what direction?" l asked in su
d prise.
IL Cup"
- l turned to leave, but ventured to I
e.. marx: "Yes, one can get fine view
~ aqpking straight up from this point, b
g there is .pIste in Terrell from which
= Iaau csHsee much further up thsn fro
here.}sT was shown The place by N
- ~Eaauk Meredith, yesterday"
nWhere is that placer" he asked,
1v hsve been all over Terrell and never J
=, found point from which could S
nu further up than from Longview."
RS sit is from the top of the water tank
Y. l answered, and ne went away.
Some one said his name was TIC
~ 4Durham, and that he bought cottc
!" When l heard he was cotton buJer
=. was not aston;sled.
fstopHed ct the well known Magno
NJ. housegsMrs. G. Nj Tabler, proprietre
" This excellent hotel has just been
s5 paiated and furnished in firs5-class sly